Hey everybody. This is Aaron Tedeski with Braveheart and you are listening to the Upper Room Dallas podcast.

On this week's episode, we hear from Peter Lewis as he talks about the offense of the cross.

He highlights five different offenses and points out that this is the life we are called to as followers of Christ.

I pray that as you listen, you would have a heightened awareness of the Father's love

through the message of the cross.

I bless you guys in Jesus' name.

Good morning.

While we've had church, haven't we?

So beautiful. If you've not received anything yet, you've been asleep.

It's been so beautiful. Let's pray. We'll jump into the word. Father, we come to you, in particular, we come to your word today as it is, the word of God.

And, Lord, we humble ourselves before your word.

We ask Holy Spirit that you would quicken us, Lord, that you would give us ears to hear and eyes to see what you're speaking to us this morning.

Father, thank you for the work that you've done in our hearts.

Thank you for even the work that you've done in our bodies and our minds.

And we just bring our whole selves to you this morning and to your word.

We thank you for your word.

We thank you that you've exalted your word above your name.

Lord, that it's sharper than any two-edged sword dividing between spirit and soul.

Lord, I thank you today for the grace, for the people of God to be set free.

To be set free by the spirit, God. All of the traffic and the noise in our souls. Lord, I thank you for the liberty of the spirit God all of the traffic in the noise in our souls lord i thank you for the liberty

of the spirit the fruit of the spirit lord access to heavenly places god through your word as

your word comes and just cuts and circumcises our hearts and cuts away that which is of the flesh god

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